Kerhonkson Journal 1966
Diane Di Prima.
Oyez: 1971. Limited edition. Softcover. Octavo. Fading close to the spine and on the edges of the wraps. Corners a little bumped and the ends of the wraps have extremely minor chipping. Minor foxing on the top edge of the text block. Water damage on the top corner of the back endpapers. Includes an errata of correction. Unpaginated. Very good.
Published the same year as Revolutionary Letters, this collection moves us from the February moon to the summer solstice of Di Prima '66. This was also the year she spent time at the psychedelic community led by Timothy Leary in Millbrook, an hour's drive from Kerhonkson.
"This, then, is the gift the world has given me
(you have given me)
softly the snow
cupped in hollows
lying on the surface of the pond
matching my long white candles
which stand at the window
which burn at dusk while the snow
fills up our valley"


